SBA News Updates
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Has Helped More Than 3.8 Million Small Businesses … And Counting
Since the launch of the PPP April 3, the SBA has processed more than 3.8 million loans for more than half a trillion dollars of economic support.
In the second round of PPP funding, smaller lenders and smaller businesses are leading the way. Since the SBA resumed processing PPP loans April 27:
- 2.2 million loans have been approved, which surpasses round one
- $175 billion in loans have been approved
- The average loan size is $79,000 compared to $206,000 in round one
Locally in the Pacific Northwest, the following PPP loans have been approved in round two so far:
- Alaska: 3,920 loans worth $338.7 million
Combined with round one: 8,762 loans worth nearly $1.3 billion - Idaho: 12,411 loans worth $719.8 million
Combined: 26,038 loans worth nearly $2.6 billion - Oregon: 31,119 loans worth $3 billion
Combined: 49,851 loans worth $6.8 billion - Washington: 50,288 loans worth $5 billion
Combined: 80,709 loans worth $12 billion
Read more about PPP progress in this joint statement from SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin; or, in these reports.